Eric Williams (basketball)

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Eric Williams

Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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Team	San Antonio Spurs
Nationality	United States
Born	July 17, 1972 Newark, New Jersey
College	Providence College
Draft	1995 - 1st round (14th pick) by the Boston Celtics
Pro career	1995 – present
Former teams	Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, and Toronto Raptors

Eric C. Williams (born July 17, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player currently with the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs.

Following a collegiate career at Providence College, the 6' 8" small forward was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 14th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. He played two years with them before being traded to the Denver Nuggets during the 1997 offseason for a couple of second round draft picks. The Nuggets only got four games out of Williams during the 1997-98 campaign due to him tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The following season he returned, but only played in 38 of 82 regular season games with Denver before they repatriated him back to Boston along with Danny Fortson and Eric Washington plus a future draft pick in exchange for Ron Mercer, Ronald "Popeye" Jones and Dwayne Schintzius. His second tenure with the Celtics lasted over four seasons until they traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Tony Battie and Kedrick Brown in a swap for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a second round draft pick on December 15th, 2003. He became a free agent after 50 games with the Cavaliers, and signed with the New Jersey Nets prior to the 2004-05 season. He was soon part of a blockbuster player trade when the Toronto Raptors sent franchise player Vince Carter to New Jersey in exchange for Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, Alonzo Mourning, and two future first round draft picks.

He holds career averages of 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game^[1]

In 2005, Williams decided to launch his own line of clothing honoring the Negro Basketball League despite no such league ever having existed.

On June 21, 2006, Williams was traded with Matt Bonner and a second round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft to San Antonio for Rasho Nesterovic and cash.^[2]

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